crying
Americanadjective
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demanding attention or remedy; critical; severe.
a crying evil.
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reprehensible; odious; notorious.
a crying shame.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- cryingly adverb
- uncrying adjective
Etymology
Origin of crying
First recorded in 1300–50, crying is from the Middle English word cryenge. See cry, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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There was yelling and booing and people crying, it was big and rousing, boring and absurd.
They were soon crying in each other’s arms.
From Literature
“I had to stop myself from crying a lot,” Dodd says.
From Los Angeles Times
Whippoorwills were calling, and night hawks were crying as they dipped and darted through the starlit sky.
From Literature
The next morning, the village bell chimed and gnomes ran all over The Mountain crying, “Rump! Rump! The new boy’s name is Rump!”
From Literature
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